Podcast Episode 13: A Conversation With Dr. Jeanne Hurlbert

My guest in this podcast is Dr. Jeanne Hurlbert (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannehurlbert). She is a leader in the realm of surveys, employee/customer satisfaction, and data analytics. The theme of this episode, one of The Big Six Leadership Principles®, is “When In Charge, Take Charge.” Jeanne and I also talk about the importance of recognizing unchanging values while … Read more

Podcast Episode 12: Do The Right Thing When No One Is Looking

My guest is Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Craig Whelden, who I’ve known for many years. He’s the author of “Leadership: The Art of Inspiring People to Be Their Best” (https://craigwhelden.com/buy-the-book/). The topic of our conversation is one of our Big 6 Leadership Principles®: “Do the Right Thing When No One is Looking.” We also discuss the … Read more

EQ Component 5: Build a Higher Level of Social Skill

“We’re losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person’s mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point. Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanizes what is a very, very important part of community life and living together.” … Read more

EQ Component 2: Developing Self-Regulation

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” –  Lao Tzu This is part of my ongoing series of blogs about Emotional Intelligence (EQ). The second component of EQ in the common framework of understanding the subject is Self-Regulation.  Daniel Goleman, who is acknowledged as the thought … Read more

EQ Component 1: Building Self-Awareness

“Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one’s awareness of one’s ignorance.” — Anthony de Mello As I mentioned in my previous blog (the first in this series), Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, has several key characteristics, the first of which is Self–awareness. Self-awareness is defined by Daniel Goleman as “the ability to recognize and understand your … Read more

“Call Me” — Stay Connected With Your Tribe!

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation. — Mark Twain   One of my favorite Aretha Franklin songs is “Call Me” (1970), where she poignantly sings to the person she loves to stay connected while they are apart by calling her. And, in this … Read more